GORDON “JOCK” C. CUTHBERTMemorial services for Gordon “Jock” C Cuthbert, 82, of Cocoa, Fla., were at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Brevard Memorial Funeral Home in Cocoa.
Survivors include his wife Charlotte; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Bruce and Michele Cuthbert and Gordon R. Cuthbert; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Anthony Rebon and Carrie and Murry Kulla; five grandchildren, Jessica Cuthbert, Craig Ryn, Desiree Stevenson, Natalie Stevenson and Matthew Stevenson; a brother, Jay Cuthbert and a niece, Ann Cuthbert.
Mr. Cuthbert was born in New York on May 29, 1926. His family moved to Miami when he was a teenager. He relocated to Port St. John in 1995 where he met and married Charlotte Bates in 1999. He was a retired district pharmaceutical sales manager.
He was an avid golf fan and enjoyed listening to jazz. He was a member of Mahi Shrine, 33rd degree Scottish Rite.
JEWELL STEWART KELLEY
Services for Jewell Stewart Kelley, 87, were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home. Revs. Rudy Ross and Jay Daugherty officiated. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Ms. Kelley died Aug. 20 at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Betty Kelley of Piedmont; two granddaughters, Debbie Harvey and her husband Bob of Piedmont and Pam McDonald and her husband Jamie of Centre; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one niece, Charlene Glover and her husband Ray of Piedmont; three nephews, George Wright and his wife Linda of Hokes Bluff, Farron Butler and his wife Tracy of White Plains and Donny Butler and his wife Teresa of Ball Play and a special friend, Cecil Parris of Piedmont.
Pallbearers were Ray Glover, George Wright, Cecil Parris, Bob Harvey, Farron Butler and Donny Butler.
Ms. Kelley was a native of Cherokee County and a resident of Piedmont most of her life. She was a member of the First Congregational Methodist Church and had retired from Cherokee Medical Center. Her husband Walter Kelley, son Jerry Kelley, parents W. Sharpe and Maggie Warren Stewart, sister Mary Ellen Wright and two brothers Tommy Stewart and Calvin J. Stewart preceded her in death.
Memorial donations can be made to the Piedmont Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 333, Piedmont or to the First Congregational Methodist Church, PO Box 583, Piedmont 36272.
LOY H. ROBERTS
Graveside services for Loy H. Roberts, 66, of Rock Run were at 2 p.m. Aug. 21, at Union United Methodist Church Cemetery in Wellington.
Mr. Roberts died Aug. 17 at Long Term Hospital of Anniston.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Roberts of Rock Run; two sons and a daughter-in-law Danny C. Roberts of Georgia and Nathon M. and Beth Roberts of Spring Garden; two daughters and a son-in-law, B.J. and Randy Hebert Sr., of Rockmart, Ga., and Sherry L. Roberts of Oxford; 15 grandchildren; two sisters, Ruby Buttram of Piedmont and Frances Miller of Texas; a brother, Ralph Roberts of Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were David Rogers, Stanley Rogers, David Danford, Joseph Hebert, Mike Williamson and Charlie Short.
Mr. Roberts was a Blue Mountain native and had lived in the Piedmont area for the past 28 years. He retired from Springs Industries.
DOT CHRISTINE POLLARD SMITH
A mass of Christian burial for Dot Christine Pollard Smith, 82, of Piedmont, a resident of Denton, Texas, for 36 years, was Thursday, Aug. 22, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Smith died Aug. 17 at Jacksonville Medical Center.
Survivors include her sister, Peggy June Freeman; a half brother, Joe Pollard and his wife Carolyn of Piedmont; a brother-in-law, H. O. Savage of Pell City; a sister-in-law, Dot Smith of Piedmont; nephews Richard “Ricky” Freeman and his wife Judy of Piedmont and Tommy Freeman and his wife Carol of Austin, Texas; a niece, Sharon Richards and her husband Michael; a cousin Louise Henderson; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and a great-great-niece.
Mrs. Smith was born in Spring Garden on Oct. 31, 1925, the daughter of Leonard T. Pollard and Tommie Roxie Braswell. Her grandparents were John and Louella Braswell and Ben and Florence Pollard. She was a 1947 graduate of Piedmont High School. She also graduated from the University of Alabama School of Dental Hygiene. She married Randolph Stephens Smith of Birmingham. They moved to Denton in 1969 to form M&B Products Co., for the production of wire and coat hangers. They were both active in the community and were members of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He died in 1987 after 38 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Kay who died a birth.
SUZANNE KENDRICK MURRAY
A celebration for the life of Suzanne Kendrick Murray, 68, will be held Aug. 31 at the Maddox property on Highway 9 South.
Mrs. Murray died in Denton, Texas, of complications from cancer of the lungs.
Survivors include her mother, Mary Stapleton; her step mother, Ruth Kendrick; a son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Wendy Murray; a daughter and son-in-law, Raynell and Jerry Rasnick; three grandchildren, Chasity Erbaugh and her husband Andy and Morgan and Macy Murray; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Sandra and Phillip Lantrip, Linda and Steve Ison, Donna and Ted Thomas and Pam Tapleton; a brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Donna Kendrick; three great-grandchildren, Joshua, Gracie and Jacob Erbugh and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.
MARILYN ELIZABETH WHEELER
Graveside services for Marilyn Elizabeth Wheeler, 77, of Rabbittown, were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Chosea Springs Baptist Church cemetery. Revs. Clark Smart and Charles Hanson officiated.
Ms. Wheeler died Aug. 22 at Piedmont Health Care Center.
Survivors include a sister-in-law; Sara Wheeler of Piedmont; three nieces, Nancy Griffin, Debbie Dutkanych and Betty Stephens; two nephews, Andy Dutkanych and David Wheeler and a sister, Josephine Dutkanych.
Pallbearers were Jerry and Boyd Brown, Bobby Smith, Dan Truitt, John Wheeler and Leon Gault.
Miss Wheeler was born on Dec. 5, 1930, the daughter of the late Homer Deloach and Eunice Morgan Wheeler. Prior to her retirement, she was a schoolteacher at Ranburne High School. She was a member of the Chosea Springs Baptist Church.
GARY G. WOLFE
Services for Gary G. Wolfe, 71, were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home. Revs. Michael Ingram and Rick Coffman officiated. Burial was in Nances Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Wolfe died Aug. 20, at Jacksonville Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Imogene N. Wolfe of Piedmont; two daughters and sons-in-law, Angie and Scott Maddox and Patty and Rodney Carroll all of Piedmont; three grandchildren, Ashley Williams, Paige Carroll and Ethan Carroll; a sister, Imogene Rutledge of Glencoe and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were J.D. Doss, Stevie Goss, Charlie Wallace, Dan Lane, Sidney Cox, Glenn “Rhino” Buttram, Raymond Kirk, and Anthony Baker.
Mr. Wolfe was a native and lifelong resident of Piedmont. He was owner and operator of Wolfe Cement Contractors, was a U.S. Army veteran and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed being outdoors. His mother Luna D. Wolfe, sister Peggy Carpenter and brothers, Travis Wolfe and Billy Wolfe preceded him in death.
Memorial donations can be made to the Piedmont Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 333, Piedmont 36272 or the Disabled American Veterans, Monument Fund, 411 N. Center. Ave., Piedmont, 36272.
